tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732407426313451205.post3589015547657370934..comments2024-03-08T15:43:20.236+00:00Comments on Keynesian Liberal: We really need the Liberal DemocratsPeter Wrigleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16481117156930677255noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732407426313451205.post-74394950358119291532015-05-27T17:46:54.887+01:002015-05-27T17:46:54.887+01:00A bit enigmatic, Bernard. Can you elaborate, plea...A bit enigmatic, Bernard. Can you elaborate, please?Peter Wrigleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16481117156930677255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732407426313451205.post-6058168554938639392015-05-08T11:13:37.554+01:002015-05-08T11:13:37.554+01:00When Churchill was defeated in 1945 Mrs C was said...When Churchill was defeated in 1945 Mrs C was said to have commented that it was maybe a blessing in disguise, to which WSC is alleged to have replied that, if it was, it was certainly very well disguised.<br /><br />I feel a bit like that at the moment but, as I hope the above (and today's) post demonstrates, if the Liberal Democrat party didn't exist, it would have to be invented. <br /><br />So when we regroup I hope it will be around genuinely Keynesian policies of a government responsibility to regulate the economy for the good of all rather than rely on unbridled market forces, a Beveridgean concern for the disadvantaged, and a robust defence of civil and human rights. <br /><br />No one else can be relied on for these.Peter Wrigleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16481117156930677255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732407426313451205.post-17330782632768120032015-05-08T09:54:07.772+01:002015-05-08T09:54:07.772+01:00In reality, Peter, aren't the Liberal Democrat...In reality, Peter, aren't the Liberal Democrats a spent force after this morning's publication of the General Election results?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06439505515900775265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732407426313451205.post-40660488850495441762015-05-08T09:53:50.986+01:002015-05-08T09:53:50.986+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06439505515900775265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732407426313451205.post-47250006942792402272015-05-07T19:00:52.747+01:002015-05-07T19:00:52.747+01:00I hope that Miliband does surprise us, though not ...I hope that Miliband does surprise us, though not with an over-all majority. There was hope of a "re-alignment of the left", promoted by Ashdown and Blair in 1997, but as soon as Blair got an overwhelming majority "the project" went out of the window, along with expectations of sensible constitutional reform, including proportional representation. Sadly when one of the two biggest parties get their hands on power any hope of sensible co-operation goes out of the window. So my fingers are crossed for a "left of centre" coalition, of Labour, the Liberal Democrats, Green(s) . And I can see no reason why it shouldn't include the SNP: they talk the most economic sensePeter Wrigleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16481117156930677255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732407426313451205.post-58943162517568510852015-05-07T16:56:08.711+01:002015-05-07T16:56:08.711+01:00A very fair and sensible summary Peter.
However I ...A very fair and sensible summary Peter.<br />However I still think, whatever the electoral arithmetic, Clegg was unwise to coalesce with a Tory party so hostile to the basic tenets of Liberalism. If politics is the art of the possible too much of what Cameron and Osborne stand for is impossible for a Lib/Dem to support. And what happened to Alexander and Cable during this election? And why don't the psephologists point out the unreliability of the polls?<br />It seems that the speculation about a hung or balanced parliament has almost become a self-fulfilling prophecy. miliband might still surprise us.Stuart Archernoreply@blogger.com